scholarly journals Terapia Comunitária Integrativa como estratégia de promoção da saúde nas universidades

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Nascimento de Albuquerque
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Active Listening ◽  
Promotion Strategy ◽  
Health Promotion Strategy ◽  
Salud Mental ◽  
Level Method ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University

Objetivo: Verificar a atuação da Terapia Comunitária Integrativa como estratégia de promoção da saúde no âmbito universitário. Método: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa de literatura, realizada em dezembro de 2020. Teve como critérios de inclusão artigos em inglês, espanhol ou português, publicados nos últimos dez anos, disponíveis na íntegra, que contemplassem o tema proposto para esta pesquisa e estivessem publicados nas bases de dados da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS), do Portal de Periódicos CAPES e da Scientific Literature (SCILIT). Resultados: Foram encontrados 398 artigos, dos quais 18 foram selecionados para este estudo. Instituições de ensino superior brasileiras e estrangeiras implantaram e implementaram as rodas de Terapia Comunitária como espaços de acolhimento, escuta ativa, criação de vínculos, bem como de promoção da saúde e promoção da saúde mental de seus estudantes universitários. Conclusão: Constatou-se que a Terapia Comunitária Integrativa é uma potente ferramenta de promoção da saúde e, nos últimos cinco anos, essa prática tem se fortalecido nas universidades. ABSTRACTObjective: To verify the performance of Integrative Community Therapy as a health promotion strategy at the university level. Method: This is an integrative literature review, carried out in December 2020 and had as inclusion criteria articles in English, Spanish or Portuguese, published in the last ten years, available in full, that contemplated the theme proposed for this research and published in the databases of the Virtual Health Library (VHL), the CAPES Journal Portal and Scientific Literature (SCILIT). Results: It was found 398 articles, of which 18 were selected for this study. Brazilian and foreign higher education institutions implanted and implemented the Community Therapy circles as spaces for welcoming, active listening, creating bonds, as well as promoting health and promoting the mental health of their university students. Conclusion: Integrative Community Therapy is a powerful tool for health promotion and in the last five years this practice has been strengthened in universities. Keywords: Complementary Therapies; Mental health; University; Health promotion. RESUMENObjetivo: Verificar la integración de la Terapia Integrativa Comunitaria como estrategia de promoción de la salud en el ámbito universitario. Método: Se trata de una revisión integradora de la literatura, realizada en diciembre de 2020. Sus criterios de inclusión son artículos en inglés, español o portugués, publicados en los últimos diez años, que se encuentran disponibles en su totalidad, incluyen el tema propuesto para esta investigación y están publicados en las bases de datos de la Biblioteca Virtual en Salud (BVS), el Portal de la Revista CAPES y Literatura Científica (SCILIT). Resultados: Se encontraron 398 artículos, de los cuales 18 fueron seleccionados para este estudio. Las Instituciones de Educación Superior brasileñas y extranjeras implantan e implementan Ruedas de Terapia Comunitaria como espacios de acogida, escuelas activas, creando vínculos, además de promover la salud y promover la salud mental de sus estudiantes. Conclusión: Sé que la Terapia Integrativa Comunitaria es una poderosa herramienta para la promoción de la salud y, en los últimos cinco años, esta práctica se ha fortalecido en las universidades.Palabras clave: Terapias complementarias; Salud mental; Universidad; Promoción de la salud.

scholarly journals Multiple effects health economic evaluation of the Ahead of The Game Study for mental health promotion in sporting club communities

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Eckermann ◽  
Nikki McCaffrey ◽  
Utsana Tonmukayakul ◽  
Christian Swann ◽  
Stewart Vella
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Economic Evaluation ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Promotion Strategy ◽  
Usual Practice ◽  
Health System Cost ◽  
Health Promotion Strategy ◽  
Implementation Costs

Abstract Background This study evaluates the Ahead Of The Game (AOTG) mental health promotion strategy for adolescent males relative to usual practice in team based sporting club community settings, allowing for joint incremental effects across 13 dimensions and 5 domains alongside intervention implementation costs. Methods Analysis is undertaken between matched communities with difference in differences analysis of joint multiple pre-post effect changes alongside implementation costs employing radar plots in cost-disutility space. A robust bootstrapping method allowed including all observed change in effect data from 343 AOTG and 273 control arm participants across 13 effect dimensions. Results Triangulation across joint evidence shows mean incremental effects favoured AOTG in all dimensions (10/13 significantly at 5% level) and in simple aggregation to each of five pre-specified 5 domains (each significant at < 1% level) and global measures (significant at 0.001% level), while mean AOTG implementation costs were conservatively estimated as $37.47 per participant. Conclusion The AOTG strategy was found to represent an effective mental health promotion strategy across all domains and globally with associated significant potential for downstream health system cost savings to offset against modest implementation costs. Evaluation methods extend conventional cost-effectiveness analysis to enable robust joint presentation and triangulation under uncertainty of multiple effect dimensions alongside costs. Trial registration ANZCTR, ACTRN12617000709347. Registered 17th May 2017.

Curriculum Infusion as College Student Mental Health Promotion Strategy

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon L. Mitchell ◽  
Sherri A. Darrow ◽  
Melinda Haggerty ◽  
Thomas Neill ◽  
Amana Carvalho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
College Student ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Promotion Strategy ◽  
Student Mental Health ◽  
College Student Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion Strategy

scholarly journals Associations Between Rural-Urban Status, Health Outcomes and Behaviors, and COVID-19 Perceptions Among Meditation App Users: A Longitudinal Survey (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nishat Bhuiyan ◽  
Megan Puzia ◽  
Chad Stecher ◽  
Jennifer Huberty
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Psychological Outcomes ◽  
Promotion Strategy ◽  
Urban Status ◽  
Health Promotion Strategy ◽  
Perceived Effects ◽  
And Behaviors

BACKGROUND Rural-urban differences in health outcomes and behaviors have been well-documented, with significant rural health disparities frequently highlighted. Mobile health (mHealth) apps, such as meditation apps, are a novel method for improving health and behaviors. These apps may be a critical health promotion strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic and could potentially be used to address rural health disparities. However, limited research has assessed whether meditation app health outcomes are associated with rural/urban residence, and it is unclear whether disparities in health and behaviors between rural and urban populations would persist among meditation app users. OBJECTIVE We aimed to explore associations between rural-urban status, psychological outcomes, and physical activity among users of a mobile meditation app. We further aimed to explore associations between rural-urban status and perceived effects of COVID-19 on stress, mental health, and physical activity, and to explore changes in these outcomes in rural vs. urban app users over time. METHODS This study was a secondary analysis of a national survey conducted in subscribers to the meditation app, Calm. Eligible participants completed online baseline (April-June) and follow-up (June-September) surveys assessing demographics , psychological outcomes, physical activity, and perceived effects of COVID-19 on stress, mental health, and physical activity. RESULTS Participants (N=8392) were female (83.9%), non-Hispanic (93.6%), White (91.8%), had high socioeconomic status (52.3% ≥$100,000 income; 86.4% ≥bachelor’s degree) and resided in a metropolitan area core (85.7%; Rural-Urban Commuting Area 1). Rural-urban status was not associated with baseline stress, depression, anxiety, pre-COVID-19 and current physical activity, or perceived effects of COVID-19 on stress, mental health, and physical activity. Repeated-measures models showed overall decreases in depression, anxiety, and perceived effects of COVID-19 on physical activity from baseline to follow-up, and no significant changes in stress or perceived effects of COVID-19 on stress and mental health over time. Models also showed no significant main effects of rural-urban status, COVID-19 statewide prevalence at baseline, or change in COVID-19 statewide prevalence. CONCLUSIONS We did not find associations between rural-urban status and psychological outcomes (i.e., stress, depression, anxiety), physical activity, or perceived effects of COVID-19 on stress, mental health, and physical activity. Rural-urban status does not appear to drive differences in outcomes among meditation app users, and the use of mHealth apps should continue to be explored as a health promotion strategy in both rural and urban populations. Furthermore, our results did not show negative cumulative effects of COVID-19 on psychological outcomes and physical activity among app users, and research should further investigate mediation apps as a health promotion strategy during the pandemic.

scholarly journals “To Be a Guy Is to Be Human”: Outcomes of the WiseGuyz Program Through Photo-Based Evaluation

2020 ◽  
pp. 152483992097638
Author(s):  
Deinera Exner-Cortens ◽  
Alysia Wright ◽  
Marisa Van Bavel ◽  
Kathleen C. Sitter ◽  
Debb Hurlock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Adolescent Male ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Promotion Strategy ◽  
Visual Storytelling ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Health Promotion Strategy

Gender-transformative approaches (i.e., approaches that support male-identified individuals to critique and resist stereotypical male gender role norms that negatively affect health and well-being) are increasingly recognized as a key health promotion strategy. However, there is limited evidence to date on gender-transformative interventions for male-identified adolescents. In addition, given the dynamic and socially constructed nature of gender, methods beyond quantitative data collection are needed to gain a holistic understanding of promising gender-transformative health promotion approaches. One newer method to capture lived experiences with adolescents is photo-based evaluation, where youth program participants take pictures to represent their knowledge, attitudes, and/or behaviors before and after a program. The present study presents findings from the photo-based evaluation of a gender-transformative health promotion program called WiseGuyz. WiseGuyz is offered to mid-adolescent, male-identified youth in school and community settings, and is designed to promote mental and sexual health and prevent violence. Six youth photographers from a rural Canadian setting took part in this evaluation, taking photos to represent what being a guy in their world meant before and after WiseGuyz. Youth then participated in an individual visual storytelling interview and a group-based photovoice process. Key themes in relation to masculinities that emerged from these data were around changes to (1) social norms and (2) emotionality following program participation, and the need for a safe program space to support these changes. This study adds to literature demonstrating the promise of gender-transformative approaches with adolescents, with implications for future health promotion research and practice with male-identified youth.

scholarly journals THE EXPERIENCE OF AN AGROECOLOGICAL SCHOOL GARDEN AS AN INTERACTIVE AND CREATIVE HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGY

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natália Gebrim Doria ◽  
Denise Eugênia Pereira Coelho ◽  
Mariana Tarricone Garcia ◽  
Helena Akemi Wada Watanabe ◽  
Cláudia Maria Bógus
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
School Garden ◽  
Promotion Strategy ◽  
Health Promotion Strategy

scholarly journals A comparison of child development, growth and illness in home-care and day-care center settings

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 523-534
Author(s):  
Darunnee Limtrakul ◽  
Krongporn Ongprasert ◽  
Pisittawoot Ayood ◽  
Ratana Sapbamrer ◽  
Penprapa Siviroj
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Promotion Strategy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Day Care Center ◽  
Health Promotion Strategy

PurposeChildcare is an essential part of early life environment that has a significant influence on lifelong physical and mental health. This study aimed to examine the relationship between development, growth and frequency of illness in different types of care.Design/methodology/approachThis cross-sectional study recruited 177 children aged 30–36 months and their caregivers. Of these 66 were being cared for at home and 111 were attending out-of-home day-care facilities. An interview form, growth measurement and the Denver Developmental Screening Test II were collected. The association between child developmental, growth and illness variables was analyzed with Chi-square, Fisher's exact and Mann–Whitney U tests.FindingsThis study found that the development and growth results did not show statistically significant differences between the home-care and day-care groups. The number of minor illnesses was significantly lower in home-care children than in day-care children (OR = 0.33, 95% CI = 0.15-0.72).Research limitations/implicationsThis study indicated that the risk of infection is increased in the children attending day care. Provision of a healthy and safe childcare environment needs to be an essential health promotion strategy to improve family and child well-being.Originality/valueAs the number of women's participation in the labor market has increased rapidly over the past decades, so did the number of children in nonparental care. The study findings reflect that the development of a day-care center for children was unclear, whereas the risk of infection was increased. Therefore, provision of a healthy and safe childcare environment needs to be an essential health promotion strategy to improve family and child well-being.

scholarly journals Personal and Job Factors Associated with Teachers’ Active Listening and Active Empathic Listening

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Ntina Kourmousi ◽  
Kalliope Kounenou ◽  
Vasiliki Yotsidi ◽  
Vasiliki Xythali ◽  
Kyriakoula Merakou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Active Listening ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Empathic Listening

Active listening is important for effective interpersonal communication, a prerequisite for successful teaching. The presented cross-sectional study examined personal and work factors associated to active listening in 3.995 Greek schools’ educators of all teaching levels and specialties. The study questionnaire posted on official and main teachers’ portals included personal and working data items, the Active Empathic Listening Scale (AELS), and the Active Listening Attitude Scale (ALAS). Multiple linear regression was used to identify independently associated factors with AELS and ALAS dimensions, and standardized regression coefficients were performed to measure the effect of independent variables. Regarding AELS, gender had the greatest effect on the Sensing subscale, followed by age and mental health promotion training. Years of teaching had the greatest effect on Processing subscale, followed by higher studies. Gender had the greatest effect on Responding subscale, followed by age, higher studies, and mental health promotion training. Concerning ALAS, mental health promotion training and support from colleagues had the greatest effect on Listening attitude subscale, gender and mental health promotion training had the greatest effect on Listening skill subscale, and gender, age, and years of teaching had the greatest effect on Conversation opportunity subscale. The identification of enhancing factors like training in mental health promotion could significantly contribute in designing training that can simultaneously benefit teachers’ skills and students’ psychosocial well-being.

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